Air India Plans New Non-Stop Flights from Delhi to LA and Dallas

[Aquaman]

Game-Changer: Air India Plans New Non-Stop Flights from Delhi to LA and Dallas

by Gary Leff on January 5, 2024

Air India, which went from near-collapse to new planes, new seats and new uniforms, is planning to fly from Delhi to both Los Angeles and Dallas – Fort Worth, according to an internal schedule. Specific flight numbers, flight times, and an aircraft type have been assigned.

 

• 5 times weekly service to Los Angeles
• 4 times weekly service to Dallas
• Both flights to use Boeing 777 ’77B’ aircraft

New Air India Uniforms

Those more familiar with Air India’s fleet plan can chime in on whether the 77B is ex-Delta Boeing 777-200LRs, or ex-Etihad birds.

The Dallas schedule appears to be:

 

• Delhi – Dallas Fort Worth, 2:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m., Air India Flight AI199
  Dallas Fort Worth – Delhi, 12:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.+1, Air India Flight AI198

 

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There are over 900 passengers per day flying from DFW to India, though Delhi isn’t actually the most popular destination. Both Hyderabad and Mumbai are larger markets. Currently Qatar Airways (via Doha) and Emirates (via Dubai) are carrying the greatest portion of this traffic, followed by Turkish Airlines (via Istanbul). It’s not clear that Air India will have a schedule advantage attracting passengers outside of Delhi non-stop customers.

In some ways it’s surprising to see Air India plan Dallas service before Houston, where Star Alliance partner United has a hub that would allow for picking up connecting traffic from the Midwest and South. However Air India and United don’t have a close relationship and the flight likely wouldn’t see much support. Los Angeles seems an obvious market, and is one where Air India previously served one-stop via Europe.

The Dallas flight is shown in internal plans as starting February 1, which seems impossible at this point for a flight not formally announced or loaded for sale. Presumably this date gets pushed back.

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DFW-based American Airlines currently flies to Delhi from New York JFK. That flight, while operationally much improved since launch, suffers restrictions from the lack of Russian overflight. DFW would be harder for American to accomplish. They are also short on capable aircraft.

There was a time when American, which had planned Seattle – Bangalore prior to the pandemic, wouldn’t have allowed Air India to launch Dallas service without competition. When Icelandic airlines started to fly to Dallas from Reykjavik, then-CEO Doug Parker explained American’s response,

We would never allow that in Dallas Fort-Worth. Somebody starts flying a flight from Dallas to anywhere and American either is already there or we’re gonna be there.

Because we’re not going to let customers have another option other than American in and out of here.

 

Once Icelandair and Wow Air pulled out of Dallas, American ended their own Dallas – Reykjavik service and moved it to Philadelphia. I’d be surprised by a similar competitive response to Air India today.

 

 

 

 

[Aquaman]

dallas nunchi non stop ante. Dallas desi population ki kaneesam daily 2 flights anna nadapali antunna recent ga migrate ayina dallas tejams  

[phatposts]

finally sth for dallas airport. aa population ki, aa connectivity ki asalu link ledu innallu

[Android_Halwa]

It’s fake. 

[Thokkalee]

idi 1-2 weeks mundu Dallas groups lo pettaaru.. someone posted an internal Air India schedule with the future flight schedule… 

[Mr Mirchi]

8 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

It’s fake. 

idhi jagan vese flight kaaadhu saaru

 

 

air india vaadu..south ki direct flight veyochuga

[Thokkalee]

20 minutes ago, Mr Mirchi said:

idhi jagan vese flight kaaadhu saaru

 

 

air india vaadu..south ki direct flight veyochuga

Current flights don’t support the distance without refueling.. unless they buy a A380

[Android_Halwa]

1 hour ago, Thokkalee said:

Current flights don’t support the distance without refueling.. unless they buy a A380

Even A380 won’t be able to support this route…

[Thokkalee]

11 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Even A380 won’t be able to support this route…

Yeah.. looks like even a380’s don’t have that range 

[DuvvaAbbulu]

2 hours ago, Aquaman said:

dallas nunchi non stop ante. Dallas desi population ki kaneesam daily 2 flights anna nadapali antunna recent ga migrate ayina dallas tejams  

Dallas to hyd vunte inka best

[Aquaman]

 

[Android_Halwa]

5 minutes ago, Thokkalee said:

Yeah.. looks like even a380’s don’t have that range 

The only way possible is with new 777-10X which are not delivered yet and A350-1000 which are yet to be delivered. 777-300ER can also cover the range but they have to rip an entire section of economy seats and refit with premium economy which will reduce the weight and increase the range. 
 

DFW motham economy batch….ie segment la economy thapa premium/business fill avavu. Anduke airlines don’t show interest in opening this route…

[Bendapudi_english]

2 hours ago, Aquaman said:

Game-Changer: Air India Plans New Non-Stop Flights from Delhi to LA and Dallas

by Gary Leff on January 5, 2024

Air India, which went from near-collapse to new planes, new seats and new uniforms, is planning to fly from Delhi to both Los Angeles and Dallas – Fort Worth, according to an internal schedule. Specific flight numbers, flight times, and an aircraft type have been assigned.

 

• 5 times weekly service to Los Angeles
• 4 times weekly service to Dallas
• Both flights to use Boeing 777 ’77B’ aircraft

New Air India Uniforms

Those more familiar with Air India’s fleet plan can chime in on whether the 77B is ex-Delta Boeing 777-200LRs, or ex-Etihad birds.

The Dallas schedule appears to be:

 

• Delhi – Dallas Fort Worth, 2:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m., Air India Flight AI199
  Dallas Fort Worth – Delhi, 12:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.+1, Air India Flight AI198

 

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There are over 900 passengers per day flying from DFW to India, though Delhi isn’t actually the most popular destination. Both Hyderabad and Mumbai are larger markets. Currently Qatar Airways (via Doha) and Emirates (via Dubai) are carrying the greatest portion of this traffic, followed by Turkish Airlines (via Istanbul). It’s not clear that Air India will have a schedule advantage attracting passengers outside of Delhi non-stop customers.

In some ways it’s surprising to see Air India plan Dallas service before Houston, where Star Alliance partner United has a hub that would allow for picking up connecting traffic from the Midwest and South. However Air India and United don’t have a close relationship and the flight likely wouldn’t see much support. Los Angeles seems an obvious market, and is one where Air India previously served one-stop via Europe.

The Dallas flight is shown in internal plans as starting February 1, which seems impossible at this point for a flight not formally announced or loaded for sale. Presumably this date gets pushed back.

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DFW-based American Airlines currently flies to Delhi from New York JFK. That flight, while operationally much improved since launch, suffers restrictions from the lack of Russian overflight. DFW would be harder for American to accomplish. They are also short on capable aircraft.

There was a time when American, which had planned Seattle – Bangalore prior to the pandemic, wouldn’t have allowed Air India to launch Dallas service without competition. When Icelandic airlines started to fly to Dallas from Reykjavik, then-CEO Doug Parker explained American’s response,

We would never allow that in Dallas Fort-Worth. Somebody starts flying a flight from Dallas to anywhere and American either is already there or we’re gonna be there.

Because we’re not going to let customers have another option other than American in and out of here.

 

Once Icelandair and Wow Air pulled out of Dallas, American ended their own Dallas – Reykjavik service and moved it to Philadelphia. I’d be surprised by a similar competitive response to Air India today.

 

 

 

 

 

we want Hyderabad to Dallas 

[Bendapudi_english]

2 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

The only way possible is with new 777-10X which are not delivered yet and A350-1000 which are yet to be delivered. 777-300ER can also cover the range but they have to rip an entire section of economy seats and refit with premium economy which will reduce the weight and increase the range. 
 

DFW motham economy batch….ie segment la economy thapa premium/business fill avavu. Anduke airlines don’t show interest in opening this route…

idhi mari generalized statement anna, nenu non-peak time lo India poyina, DFW to Dubai business class full and andhulo mana telugu tejam faces kuda unayi.

[Aquaman]

6 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

The only way possible is with new 777-10X which are not delivered yet and A350-1000 which are yet to be delivered. 777-300ER can also cover the range but they have to rip an entire section of economy seats and refit with premium economy which will reduce the weight and increase the range. 
 

DFW motham economy batch….ie segment la economy thapa premium/business fill avavu. Anduke airlines don’t show interest in opening this route…

video lo some guy said.. air india will use 777-200LR for dfw-delhi... etha varaku true o mari